On the tricks alveolar epithelial cells play to make a good lung

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 504-513

  Weibel, Ewald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HUMAN; LAMELLAR BODY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD-AIR BARRIER; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 84923902446     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201409-1663OE     Document Type: Review

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